Aromatics
SK Energy to invest $1.4bn on paraxylene plant at Incheon refining complex
SK Energy will build a paraxylene plant with a capacity of 1.3 million tons a year and will build a condensate splitter and a reformer, SK Innovation said in a statement. Commercial production is slated to begin in the second half of 2014, and SK Energy will target sales to the growing Chinese market.
Foster Wheeler lands project management deal for Abu Dhabi aromatics facility
Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi National Chemicals Co. (ChemaWEyaat) for project management consultancy (PMC) services on an aromatics complex and supporting infrastructure. The PMC services are for the front-end design (FEED) phase of the ChemaWEyatt project.
Alternate feedstock options for petrochemicals: A roadmap
New hydrocarbons will be needed to meet future demand
HPInsight: All hydrocarbons have a place in the global market; timing depends on economics
Remaining profitable continues to be a critical issue for hydrocarbon processing facilities. Balancing new technology with government mandates is a thorny problem. Environmental issues add more cost t..
Dow board approves Texas propylene project
Dow Chemical said its board authorized capital to finalize detailed engineering and purchase long lead-time equipment for a major propylene plant to be built in Freeport, Texas.
HP Construction: Europe
BASF will build a single-train 300,000 metric-tpy production plant for toluene diisocyanate (TDI) at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. It will also expand additional plants for TDI precursors by cons..
HP Construction: Asia Pacific
Total is consolidating its positions in petrochemicals in Asia with a new expansion and upgrading project for the Daesan complex in South Korea, which the group owns with Samsung as part of the Samsun..
HP Innovations: HPInnovations
IVD vacuum vessel aids in corrosion prevention   Fig. 1. The IVD vacuum vessel   applies aluminum coatings for   corrosion protection.  Thermal processing systems manufac..
US chemical production shows improvement
January 2012 output rose on both a month-on-month and year-on-year basis, according to monthly figures from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) trade group.
Honeywell opens new technology hub in India
The company says the center will expand its development in downstream sectors such as refining, petrochemicals and nylon technologies and applications.
- Honeywell to provide technologies and catalysts for Dangote petrochemical complex expansion 4/20
- Borouge partners with Wanrong New Materials to develop polyethylene plant in China 4/20
- TotalEnergies and Kia renew lubricants contract for another five years 4/20
- thyssenkrupp Uhde awarded plant expansion contract by Brunei Fertilizer Industries 4/20
- Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan advance Western Gateway refined products pipeline project following successful open season 4/20
- Indonesia, Toyota in talks on potential $300-MM bioethanol project 4/20
